Updated June 10, 2023

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Above is the map of how far Queendom Website has traveled,
nice for MacSoph and me, but doubly nice because it shows that needlework is indeed alive and well right round the world.

June 8
This is my sampler called 'Dressing Henry.' I decapitated Henry VIII (seems just deserts) and made a sampler using some of the patterns from paintings by Holbein at al. I have often wondered how much of the attraction of Henry VIII is based on those paintings. I had a super time stitching the design with its many and varied patterns. Now I have to decide about writing the instructions.
Sewing cases for men are rare
But Henry was as big as a bear
When he danced
His ripped his pants
So a sewing case, he wanted one
Carrying it was no fun
When that happened, he did dread
Out came the silken thread
Not sure he did the repair
He would not even dare
Surely with all his monies
The mending was done by all his honeys.

As I stitched Dressing Henry, I drew the Oversize Graphs. Because of the various layers, it is next to impossible to reconstruct them after I've finished, so I draw them as I go. But I never wrote the instructions. When Margaret wrote her poem (below) I started reconsidering.

Dressing Henry
June 10
This is a second version of Dressing Elizabeth. Can you find the difference between the two versions?
Dressing Elizabeth, version 1

June 9
After I finished Dressing Henry, I was still in the Tudor mood and made this. A bit more chalenging. here is Dressing Elizabeth.
Dressing Elizabeth, version 2

My World of Needlework
I have all summer long ahead of me, so what should I do? I hope you will help me decide, thank you.
A Reminder
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INSTRUCTIONS.